Women's Empowerment Organizations

Franklin County High School At-Risk Youth Empowerment Mentor for DIVAS

DIVAS (Dreamer Independent Valuable Accomplished Strong) is a mentoring and empowerment program. The goal of the program is to mentor at risk girls identified by faculty and follow them throughout their high school career. That means Bonners will start at DIVAS as a freshman and mentor a group of high school freshman girls, ideally both groups will graduate from college and high school respectively creating a tight bond. Through individual and group mentoring the girls will eventually embody DIVAS. Part of the goal of this program is to increase in the graduation rates because the girls are learning self worth, goal setting skills, and leadership development

Working with high school aged girls on empowerment through discussion of self-confidence, body image, positivity, and activities to challenge and impact how they view themselves and their futures. Includes school-wide projects.

Sewanee Women Engaging and Empowering Community (SWEEC) Mentor

Sewanee Women Engaging & Empowering Community(SWEEC) is a community service initiative designed to engage the women of Sewanee in order to build lasting community and create meaningful, empowering interactions and relationships in the surrounding area. Community building is facilitated through monthly “teacup” mentorship meetings on the Mountain and monthly service projects with our four local community partners: Blue Monarch, Appalachian Women’s Guild, the University Farm and St. Mary’s Convent. SWEEC exists todevelop a more empowered and unified community by serving, woman to woman.

South Pittsburg High School At-Risk Youth Empowerment Mentor for DIVAS

DIVAS (Dreamer Independent Valuable Accomplished Strong) is a mentoring and empowerment program. The goal of the program is to mentor at risk girls identified by faculty and follow them throughout their high school career. That means Bonners will start at DIVAS as a freshman and mentor a group of high school freshman girls, ideally both groups will graduate from college and high school respectively creating a tight bond. Through individual and group mentoring the girls will eventually embody DIVAS. Part of the goal of this program is to increase in the graduation rates because the girls are learning self worth, goal setting skills, and leadership development.